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Worksheet 4 Writing algorithms

Introduction to Python

Worksheet 4: Writing algorithms


Task 1
Here is some sample pseudocode. Use this as a guide to write pseudocode algorithms for
the descriptions in the questions below.

input PIN
if correct PIN entered then
unlock phone
else
print "Try again"
endif

1. Read in a student’s mark and print ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ depending on their mark. The pass
mark is 40 or more.

Start

Input “enter student’s mark:” to student_mark


If student_mark >+ 40 then
Print “pass”
Else
print”fail”
Endif
end

2. To print the correct hat size based on the circumference of your head:

 Less than 57cm = Small


 Greater than 60cm = Large
 Anything in between = Medium

Start
Input “enter the circumference of your head incm:” to head_circumference
if head_circumference <57 then
Print “hat size: small”
elseif head_circumference >60 then

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Print “hat size: large”
Else
Print “hat size: medium”
Endif
end

3. For a program that will:

 Read in the price of an item and the quantity purchased.


 Calculate the total spend.
 If the total spend is £50 or more, the customer will be given a discount of 10%.
Calculate the discount if due.
 If applicable, display a message saying they qualify for a discount and the discount
amount.
 Output the amount to pay, (deduct any discount due if applicable to the total spend)

Here is an example where discount is applicable


Item Price: £6, quantity purchased: 10
Total Spend : £60
Discount : £6 (10% of £60)
Amount to pay : £54
START

INPUT "Enter the price of the item: £" TO ITEM_PRICE


INPUT "Enter the quantity purchased: " TO QUANTITY

TOTAL_SPEND = ITEM_PRICE * QUANTITY

IF TOTAL_SPEND >= 50 THEN


DISCOUNT = 0.10 * TOTAL_SPEND
PRINT "You qualify for a discount of £" + DISCOUNT
TOTAL_SPEND = TOTAL_SPEND - DISCOUNT
ELSE
DISCOUNT = 0
ENDIF

PRINT "Amount to pay: £" + TOTAL_SPEND

END

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Task 2
For this task you need to access the programs SeasonFinderBUGS.py and
TaxCalculatorBUGS.py. Both programs have errors in them.

1. SeasonFinderBUGS.py is a program that takes in the month of the year and outputs
the season that month occurs in eg input → January, Output → Winter.
There are four errors in the code.

 What type of errors are these?


 Can you identify the errors and correct the code?

 month = Month.title(): Month should be month because Python is case-


sensitive.
 if month == "December" or month = "January" or month == "February"::
The second condition uses a single equals sign = (assignment operator) instead
of the double equals sign == (comparison operator).
 Print(month,"is in Autumn"): Print should be lowercase as print.

After Correction:

month = input("Enter the month of year: ")


month = month.title()
if month == "December" or month == "January" or month == "February":
print(month, "is in Winter")
elif month == "March" or month == "April" or month == "May":
print(month, "is in Spring")
elif month == "June" or month == "July" or month == "August":
print(month, "is in Summer")
elif month == "September" or month == "October" or month == "November":
print(month, "is in Autumn")
else:
print("Check spelling of month.")

input("Press ENTER to quit")

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2. L4 WS4 TaxCalculatorBUGS.py is a tax calculator program that will calculate how
much tax is to be paid by an individual. The rules are:
 Salary is 30,000 or less, tax is 20% of salary
 Salary is over 30,000, tax is 20% for first 30,000 and 40% for anything over

Example of tax calculation:

Salary
Tax rate Example salary Tax calculation
bracket

<=30,000 20% 25,000 25,000 *20% = 5,000

20% on first 30,000 30,000 x 20% = 6,000


> 30,000 100,000 70,000 x 40% = 28,000
40% for remaining
total tax = 34,000

 The program has five errors in it. Can you identify and correct the errors?
 Which of the three types of errors you have learnt about in the lesson is NOT found
in this program?

 The last else block (which is meant for salaries over 150,000) is redundant and
doesn't match the rules provided, so it should be removed.
 The line salary = salary - 30000 is deducting 30,000 from the salary, which
changes the original salary value. Instead of changing the salary variable, use
another variable for this operation.
 Typo in print: salray should be salary.
 The program doesn't explicitly handle cases when the salary is exactly 30,000.
 The calculation for salaries over 30,000 is incorrect. It deducts 6,000 (20% of
30,000) but the correct deduction should be the full 30,000 * 20%.

Corrected code:

salary = int(input("Please enter your annual salary: £"))

if salary <= 30000:


# Salaries under 30000 are taxed at 20%
tax = salary * 0.2
else:
# Salaries over 30000 are taxed at 40% for anything over 30000
tax_over_30k = salary - 30000
tax = 30000 * 0.2 + tax_over_30k * 0.4

print("Earnings of £", salary, "will attract taxes of £", round(tax, 2))


input("Press ENTER to quit")

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Three types of errors

 Syntax errors: These are mistakes in the structure of the code, such as missing
colons or mismatched parentheses. (Present in original code)
 Runtime errors: These errors occur during the execution of the program and can
result in the program crashing. (Not observed in original code)
 Logical errors: Mistakes in the logic that lead to incorrect outputs. (Present in
original code)

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